Privacy Policy

(MDInsuranceAuth is committed to protecting your privacy online.)

This Website's Privacy Policy describes MDInsuranceAuth.com's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. MDInsuranceAuth.com does not use or share your personally identifiable information except as described in this Website Privacy Policy. This Website's Privacy Policy applies to the MDInsuranceAuth.com's secure site that provides online services for Providers and Group Provider Practices. We urge you to read this Website Privacy Policy carefully.

What is Personally Identifiable Information?
Personally identifiable information is any data element or collection of data elements that directly identifies you the provider and patient, such as your name, date of birth, Provider Identification number or e-mail and postal addresses

What kind of information does MDInsuranceAuth.com collect?
You can visit us on our website without sharing information about yourself. We do
not collect your personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide
the information by requesting an authorization request and information about our
products and services or by registering to use online services.

By registering for our online Authorization Request Services, such as Provider or
Group Provider Practice Online Services, eligible users will be able to access the
secure site to facilitate the management of their online Provider Authorization
Request Account. For example, Provider Online Services permits current Providers
to check Authorization Requests Status, Billing and Payment history and Past/Previous
Request history.

You may access Fax Authorization Request Forms, General Information, Company services,
agreement documents; contact our customer services center, and much more. During
registration, a Provider member must provide personally identifiable information,
including name, Provider identification number, Full Name and email address as well
as the patients name, Date of Birth, Procedure information, Date Of Service, type
of service. This information allows us to verify and authenticate the member and
establish a secure online services account as well as provide accurate authorization
requests.

Once you register for our online services sites, you may be asked for additional
personally identifiable information to allow you to gain access to additional online
application tools, payment options or other services.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information which is used to improve
our website and better serve our online visitors. Non-personally identifiable information
is data that, by itself, cannot be associated with a specific individual. MDInsuranceAuth.com
may use software tools such as "cookies" or website activity software
to gather non-personally identifiable information about site visitors. For example,
we may use cookies to maintain continuity during a user session so you don't have
to re-enter information. A cookie is a text file that is sent to your hard drive
where your browser files are kept. We may use website activity software to determine
website activity on our website, such as how many people visit the site and how
long they stay. You may set your browser to reject cookies, but if you do so you
may have limited capabilities within some of our online applications/services.

How will information collected about me be used?
When you register for MDInsuranceAuth.com online services website, the information
you share with us is used in a variety of ways that let us serve you better, such
as to update your account records or to provide documents you request. We may also
use this information to perform administrative, technical, or other functions that
help us manage our website and deliver services to you.

We may share your information with future business partners as part of our normal
business operations, for purposes of management operations and payment activities.
We may also use your information to send you communications regarding our products
and services.

Does MDInsuranceAuth.com share my information with third party websites?
MDInsuranceAuth.com may join with business partners to provide you with website-based
content and services that we think will be of benefit to you. These websites, hosted
and operated by future business partners would then be accessible through a MDInsurance
secure online services website MDInsurance may also provide you with access
to websites controlled by Futurebusiness partners who administer
certain benefits for us, to allow you to access these benefits also
online. When you access one of these secure websites from our secure Provider Online
Services website your Provider member identification number, may be automatically
passed to our business partner to allow the third party website to recognize you.

This information may be used to verify your identity and allow you to access their
benefits or services online.

MDInsuranceAuth.com may also provide you with access to websites controlled by
futurebusiness partners who provide additional online applications
and services, such as billing services, credentialing services
and Collection services and/or other services. If you choose to access one of these
websites, MDInsuranceAuth.com will pass certain of your personally identifiable
information to the website to facilitate your registration or to customize your
experience at that website. Except as described below, prior to your accessing the
website, we will tell you what personally identifiable information will be passed
to the website. If you choose to access a website powered by our business partner,
MDInsuranceAuth.com we may share limited personal information (name,
Provider I.d, Provider Specialty, gender, date of birth and contact information
with this site. This information will be used to introduce you and customize possible
professional services suited to you the provider.

You always have the choice not to continue to our business partner's website.
Each of these third party websites has its own privacy policy; we encourage you
to read the privacy policy that is posted on that site.

What about links to other Websites?
To provide additional services and information which we think might be of interest
to you, our website may contain links to other sites not controlled by MDInsuranceAuth.com.
A link to a non-MDInsuranceAuth.com website does not constitute endorsement by MDInsuranceAuth.com.
In addition, MDInsuranceAuth.com does not assume responsibility for the privacy
practices or the content of those sites. Once you link to another website from this
website, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website. We encourage
you to review the privacy practices of any website you visit.

How is MDInsuranceAuth.com is HIPAA Compliant?
MDINsuranceAuth follows HIPAA guidelines and protect patient information accordingly.
All providers will sign a business associate agreement before sharing the information
with MDInsuranceAuth.com. All data is kept in US data centers and can be accessed
by authorized personnel.

How does MDInsuranceAuth.com make sure my information is secure?
MdInsuranceAuth follows strict privacy policies and practices to protect the privacy
of the information we collect at our website. MDInsuraneAuth limits employee access
to this information to only those employees who need it to provide the services
you need. In addition, MDInsuranceAuth.com utilizes a variety of security technologies,
including encryption, authentication and monitoring to safeguard the integrity of
the information and prevent unauthorized access.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to protect the security of your online
information within each of our Online Service sites. This technology encrypts information
transmission when you are logged on to your Online Services account.When you are
within an MDInsuranceAuth.com Online Services site, communications and transactions
occur under the protection of secure encryption including "message center,"
"technical support," and "contact us" communications. E-mails,
Portable Document Format (PDF) files, our Product and Service Inquiry Forms and
customized Provider Directories are not transmitted through a secure Internet connection.

How is my email address used and may I remove my name from your e-mail list?
As part of the Provider Online Services registration process, users may provide
their e-mail address or membership fax request must be sent by fax request. Providers
may choose to complete registration and obtain their login info by e-mail, and they
may choose to receive e-mail alerts regarding account changes, billing, Fax Authorization
Status and payment information. Providers who do not want to receive e-mails about
our future “Recommended” services may out-opt of e-mail transmissions
by informing customer service by fax or emailing the decision to “opt-out”
of future offers we may send.. providers may be required to provide their
email address so that MDInsurance may send communications to the user about
their online services account and/or other business-related communications.

Does this Website Privacy Policy apply to the Patients Health Information?
This Website Privacy Policy only applies to information collected, used and/or disclosed
through MDInsurance Auth website. For information about how MDInsuranceAuth.com
maintains the privacy of Patients medical information, please read our HIPAA Notice
of Privacy Practices.

Changes to our Website Privacy PolicyThe foregoing Web Privacy Policy is effective as of June 23, 2008.MDInsuranceAuth.com
may change this Website Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. MDInsuranceAuth.com
will notify visitors to its website of any material changes to this Website Privacy
Policy by prominently displaying a "Website Policy Change Alert" for a
period of at least 30 days on its homepage. This policy is not intended to and does
not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.